Easter weekend traffic out of Auckland?

**Grashopper** · 1st April 2013, 21:42

Originally Posted by kevinator9

Just thought I'd share my few pics I got as I am just getting into riding but having a bunch of fun.

Great pics. You definitely managed to make a few more photo stops than we did (we had a few more food and drinks stops, though

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The Vinegar Hill road is pretty nice. We went down there on Friday to go to Fielding.

**bosslady** · 2nd April 2013, 07:26

This is more or less what we did

http://goo.gl/maps/8y1Lj

So I did in excess of 1200kms over the Easter weekend, not bad I think! Most of them were on Friday too.

**kevinator9** · 2nd April 2013, 07:53

Originally Posted by bosslady

Nice photos Andrew. Did you go all on your lonesome?

Thanks, Yea I was going to catch up with a couple of mates halfway but they were in a car and ended up leaving at different times etc

Originally Posted by Grashopper

Great pics. You definitely managed to make a few more photo stops than we did (we had a few more food and drinks stops, though

)

The Vinegar Hill road is pretty nice. We went down there on Friday to go to Fielding.

Haha first trip wears the hands/arms and butt out pretty quick! Not bad for a 5MP camera phone.

Originally Posted by bosslady

This is more or less what we did

http://goo.gl/maps/8y1Lj

So I did in excess of 1200kms over the Easter weekend, not bad I think! Most of them were on Friday too.

That ride back sure would have been awesome. Did that a number of times when I had my old BMW and the parents lived in Auckland. Best of all there is very little traffic!

**Tigadee** · 2nd April 2013, 09:41

Originally Posted by bosslady

I spent the better part of ngaruawahia through almost to Takanini (where I got off cause I was exhausted) going a lot of the time slower than first gear or if I was lucky, up to 2nd. I was fortunate enough to get up to 5th for awhile just before the bombays but my hopes were dashed shortly thereafter. In the end (somewhere around ngaruawahia and then huntly) I had to hop on the shoulder for a bit cause I didn't know how much longer I could last, my hands, wrists and forearms were killing me, was god damn torture.

Hope this has pushed you to start lane-splitting or at least be more open to it?

**G4L4XY** · 2nd April 2013, 13:52

I came back from hamilton on the monday kind of late afternoon. the congestion before huntly was about as helpful as Katman on a good day. filtered wherever I could. caught up to some dude on a tourer type thing with fat panier bags which caused him to slow down wherever the cars were close together and then BOOOOST off once he had the room, one guy pulled the fingers at him as he took off (which i thought funny cause he'd probably been sitting in that traffic for ages haha)

**Maha** · 2nd April 2013, 14:12

Complaints about traffic at Easter?.....

.. happens every year...
We are going away Queens B/Day...and this is how you do it...

We are going on the Friday and come home on the Sunday...

...not only do you miss the ''traffic''.. but you get an extra day...win fucking win!

**bosslady** · 2nd April 2013, 18:57

Originally Posted by Tigadee

Hope this has pushed you to start lane-splitting or at least be more open to it?

On a scale of scared to terrified, I veer more towards being terrified of lane splitting!

Originally Posted by AE4ME

I came back from hamilton on the monday kind of late afternoon. the congestion before huntly was about as helpful as Katman on a good day. filtered wherever I could. caught up to some dude on a tourer type thing with fat panier bags which caused him to slow down wherever the cars were close together and then BOOOOST off once he had the room, one guy pulled the fingers at him as he took off (which i thought funny cause he'd probably been sitting in that traffic for ages haha)

Yup some ppl looked a bit pissed at me

Originally Posted by Maha

Complaints about traffic at Easter?.....

.. happens every year...
We are going away Queens B/Day...and this is how you do it...

We are going on the Friday and come home on the Sunday...

...not only do you miss the ''traffic''.. but you get an extra day...win fucking win!

When's Queens bday?

**Maha** · 2nd April 2013, 19:02

Originally Posted by bosslady

When's Queens bday?

Always the first weekend in June (Monday the 3rd is the day off) but for us, it starts Friday May 31st..head north (at this stage) for two nights and come home Sunday 2nd.

**spanner spinner** · 2nd April 2013, 19:09

[QUOTE=bosslady;1130524452]On a scale of scared to terrified, I veer more towards being terrified of lane splitting!

You can lane spit on a gold wing!!!! I know I have done it. Just take your time and slowly build up your speed, always keeping a eye out for the pissed off cage drivers they do dumb shit when there stuck in traffic. I do think the headlights on a wing help specially when there on high beam.

**bosslady** · 2nd April 2013, 19:37

[QUOTE=spanner spinner;1130524467]

Originally Posted by bosslady

On a scale of scared to terrified, I veer more towards being terrified of lane splitting!

You can lane spit on a gold wing!!!! I know I have done it. Just take your time and slowly build up your speed, always keeping a eye out for the pissed off cage drivers they do dumb shit when there stuck in traffic. I do think the headlights on a wing help specially when there on high beam.

Too scared. You seen my infamous lane splitting thread? lol

**nerrrd** · 2nd April 2013, 20:11

Originally Posted by bosslady

Too scared. You seen my infamous lane splitting thread? lol

At some point you'll be confident enough at slow speeds and pissed off enough at being stuck in traffic to get over that.

I bought a cheap tent on Saturday and decided on a whim on Sunday to ride to Napier and give it a test run, came back Monday, I'm glad I managed to miss all that...I thought you made an effort to travel early so you could avoid all that traffic palaver?

**bosslady** · 2nd April 2013, 20:43

[QUOTE=nerrrd;1130524515]

Originally Posted by bosslady

At some point you'll be confident enough at slow speeds and pissed off enough at being stuck in traffic to get over that.

I bought a cheap tent on Saturday and decided on a whim on Sunday to ride to Napier and give it a test run, came back Monday, I'm glad I managed to miss all that...I thought you made an effort to travel early so you could avoid all that traffic palaver?

it's the cars closing in on me and maybe hurting me that worries me

**nerrrd** · 2nd April 2013, 21:17

Originally Posted by bosslady

it's the cars closing in on me and maybe hurting me that worries me

Yes well that's a valid concern...

I just think with the amount of effort you're putting in to learning eventually you'll get confident enough to make an appropriate risk assessment and act accordingly.

Or you could end up like me, I never lane split (although I do filter occasionally), assuming I've got those the right way round. You don't want to be like me.

**bosslady** · 2nd April 2013, 21:19

[QUOTE=nerrrd;1130524571]

Originally Posted by bosslady

Yes well that's a valid concern...

I just think with the amount of effort you're putting in to learning eventually you'll get confident enough to make an appropriate risk assessment and act accordingly.

Or you could end up like me, I never lane split (although I do filter occasionally), assuming I've got those the right way round. You don't want to be like me.

why not eh?